Tag: Class of 2017

When you talk about accomplishment and achievements, Think  Brandon Frame. He is the true definition of a Servant Leader. This graduate of Morehouse College has applied his passion for Education combined with Business to create a concrete avenue for Youth to develop into ” Postive and  Outstanding” individuals (Men and Women) in their societies. His …

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Opal Tometi is a New York-based Nigerian-American writer, strategist and community organizer who co-founded the historic political movement BlackLivesMatters with Patrisse Cullors (who happens to be part of the MIPAD #Classof2017) and Alicia Garza. The #BlackLivesMatters movement was founded to combat racism, anti-blackness and to affirm the dignity of black lives after the killing of the …

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Meet the woman who built her first website at the age of 16 and right now one of the most successful entrepreneurs in the e-commerce industry which happens to be JUMIA and guess what she’s just 30 years old.   She currently has a Masters degree in Managment Strategy, Marketing, Finance, from Toulouse Business School (No wonder …

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He is the Group CEO of Century Group of Companies, which is one of Nigeria’s emerging indigenous industrial groups operating across various sectors and actively involved in value and job creation, meet Mr. Ken Etete. Under his top-notch leadership, the company has always succeeded. His career spans over fifteen years, with a wealth of experience in …

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Jeramey Anderson is a Democratic member of the Mississippi House of Representatives, for District 110. He was first elected to the chamber in a special election on November 5, 2013. When Anderson won his seat in the Mississippi House of Representatives in November 2013 at age 21, he became the youngest elected leader to the Mississippi Legislature …

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Mr. Awobokun is the Chief Executive Officer, Oando Downstream. Before this, he was the Deputy Chief Operating Officer of Oando Marketing during which he successfully coordinated the restructuring of the Marketing business to a process driven one, with activities guided by the Groups control framework. He assumed this position in July 2009. But how did …

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  The advocate behind the campaign #Nottooyoungtorun is an example of what today’s youth should aspire to be. The vibrant personality has been an advocate at the tender age of 14 years old where he was made the first deputy senate president of Children’s Parliament for Nigeria. He didn’t just stop there, At the age …

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Ashifi Gogo the man behind authenticating Company called  Sproxil was founded in 2009 which he currently leads as the Chief Executive Officer. It is believed that Sproxil Defender technology that has been used over 50 million times by consumers in 6 countries to verify the authenticity of their products and earn instant rewards for their loyalty. …

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Have you ever met a woman so passionate about Children Education, Poverty Alleviation and Youth Empowerment than the way Macdella Cooper does? So Who is She you may ask? She is a philanthropist and founder of the MacDella Cooper Foundation, an organization dedicated to improving the lives of children and women in Liberia. She was recently …

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